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Burke County, North Caroline

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Overview for Burke County, NC
Part of: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton NC, Metropolitan Area
 
Map of Burke County Burke County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 506.7 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 176.4 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 47.7%. On the 2000 census form, 98.9% of the population reported only one race, with 6.7% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 3.6% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.48 persons compared to an average family size of 2.94 persons.

In 2005 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $34,578. Per capita income grew by 5.9% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 89,399 Covered Employment 33,923
   Growth (%) since 1990 18.0%    Average wage per job $29,648
Households (2000) 34,528 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 31.4%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 42,040    Average wage per job $34,578
Unemployment Rate (2005) 6.4 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $24,591    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $34,462 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 13.6    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 67.6 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 1.3%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 12.8    Average wage per job $36,601

  

 
 

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